Automobile hood eaves



July 30, 1929. R. ZEDEKAR 1,722,878

AUTOMOBILE HOOD EAVES Filed Ap ril 28, 1928 INVENTOR WITNESS: ATTORNEY Cal Patented July 30, 1929.

PATENT OFFICE.

ROBERT L. ZEDEKAR, OF \VESTERVILLE OHIO.

AUTOMGBILE HOOD EAVES.

Application filed April 28, 1928. Serial No. 273,600.

This invention relates to eaves or gutters for hoods to render the ignition system of the vehicle impervious to moisture.

An object of the invention contemplates a valley disposed immediately beneath the hinged connection for the hood sections.

Another object of the invention compre hends supporting elements for the valley.

lVith the above and other objects in view, the invention further consists of the following novel features and details of construction, to be hereinafter more fully described illustrated in the accompanying drawing and pointed out in the appended claim.

In the drawing z- Figure 1 is a fragmentary side elevation of a motor vehicle illustrating the application of the invention for use in conjunction therewith.

Figure .2 is a top plan view of the invention per se.

Figure 3 is a fragmentary top plan view of the invention illustrating the nature of the supporting apparatus.

Figure 4; is a horizontal sectional view taken on line 44l of Figure 2.

Figure 5 is a sectional view taken on line 5-5 of Figure 3.

Referring to the drawing in detail, wherein like characters of reference denote corresponding parts, the reference character 10 indicates a motor vehicle having a cowl 11 anda radiator 12.

As generally known in motor vehicle body construction, the adjacent portions of the cowls and radiator shells are recessed and laced with packin such as indicated at 18, and upon which the under sides of the vehicle hood sections repose to prevent rattling and squeaking incident to body weaving.

The invention comprehends a semi-circular trough or valley, such as indicated at 14, of elongated formation and having outstanding oppositely oflset ears 15 upon the opposed sides thereof and projected from the side edges. Said ears being adapted for disposition adjacent to the under sides of the hood sections and upon the opposite sides of the hinge barrel formed at the meeting side edges of the hood sections whereby the valley 14 may be disposed immediately beneath the valley to catch the drip which may find its way past the hinge connection. As frequently experienced the ignition systems of motor vehicles when drenched with rain are ineffective principally at the connections of the high tensioned wires with the spark plugs and the cups within the distributor head having connection with the opposed ends of the high tensioned wires. This condition necessitates removal of the high tensioned wires from the spark plugs and cups and drying out before the engine can be started.

Tongues 16, formed as continuations of the cars 15 and projected appreciable distances beyond the ends of the valley or trough 14, are adapted to be passed between the re eessed portions in the cowl and radiator shell and beneath the lacings of the packing 13. The tongues 16 are of such length to permit the same to be reversely bent upon themselves and to dispose the extremities thereof upon the upper sides of the lacings for the packing 13.

The hood sections when shifted to occupy closed positions will mash the reversely bent portions of the tongues against the laced portions of the packing to provide a furtlltlf safe guard against displacement of the va ey.

As illustrated in Figure l of the drawing, the hood for the vehicle body is inclined from the cowl toward the radiator shell whereby the drip caught by the valley from the hinge'barrel connection will drain forwardly toward the radiator and inasmuch as the drip is not great, the greater part thereof will be evaporated by the heat of the motor whereby that portion of the drip drained toward the radiator and sprayed rearwardly against the motor will not be suf ficient to short or ground the ignition connections.

The invention is susceptible of various changes in its form, proportions and minor details, of construction, and the right is herein reserved to make such changes as properly fall within the scope of the appended claim.

Having thus described the invention, What is claimed is:

A valley for use upon motor vehicles to catch the drip at the hinge connection of 5 the hood sections having a semi-circular cross section, ears offset and outstanding from the side edges of the valley, and

tongues of bendable characteristics extended from the ends of the ears beyond the ends of the valley and looped about packing for 10 the hood sections to prevent displacement of the valley beneath the hinge connection. In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

ROBERT L. ZEDEKAR. 

